English landed society in the Great War : defending the realm /

The extent to which the Great War impacted upon English landed society is most vividly recalled in the loss of young heirs to ancient estates. English Landed Society in the Great War considers the impact of the war on these estates. Using the archives of Country Life, Edward Bujak examines the lande...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bujak, Edward (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, [2019]
Series:	Bloomsbury studies in military history.
Subjects:	World War, 1914-1918 > Great Britain. Aristocracy (Social class) > Great Britain > History > 20th century. Gentry > Great Britain > History > 20th century.

Table of Contents:

Landownership and the territorials
Mobilizing the estate worker
Mobilizing the farm worker
Landlords and food security
Game preservation and the war
Foxhunting and the war
Landowners and the war.